Bottle.



10.828,103.- I PATENTBD AUG.7,1906. Y

M. J. PITZSIMMONS.

BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15I 1906.

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Patented Aug. 7,1906.

Application filed May 15,1906- Seril N0 316.957-

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Be it known that I, MICHAEL J. FITZsIM- MONS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Johnstown, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvef ments in Bottles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles, the object being to provide a simple and incxpcnsive device of this character so constructed as to permit the contents of the .bottle to be re adily decanted, but to prevent unauthorize d refilling of the bottle.

The invention consists of the combination, with a bottle-neck provided with a series of rounded proj cctions arranged in a vertical row at one side of the interior of the neck and constituting a rack-like trackway, of a spherical valve having a central bore or liquid-passage and a series of depressions conforming in shape to that of the projections in the bottle-neck and disposed `around the valve in a circumferential row in alinement with the ends of the bore of the valve, said ends serving as recesses and forming a part of said row.

The invention al'so includes the employment of perforated closure-disks near the mouth of the bottle-neck, said disks being so relatively arranged as to prevent the insertion through them of a wire or like implement for the purpose of tampering with the valve.

The invention consists in providing within the bottle-neck means for limiting the downward movement of the valve and seating the latter to seal the bottle against the introduction of liquid thereto.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and its no'vel features will be defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l 1s a central vertical section of a bottle-neck constructed in.

view of one of the perforated disks employed. A

disk 4, said disks being formed of resilient sheet metal to adapt them to be slightly bent and then sprung into the grooves of the bottle-neck. As shown in Fig. 1, the two disks are so arranged with relation to each other that the perforations of the upper disk will 'be out of register or vertical alinement with those of the lower disk, thus preventing the insertion of a wire into the bottle-neck to move the valve from its seat. These disks are preferably firmly secured by cement placed in the grooves 2 and 3,.

, Within the neck 1 and below its annular grooves 2 and 3 I provide a series of vertically-disposed rows of circular or approximately conical projections 5 at one sideof theI inner surface of the neck. These projections are spaced apart at equal distances and constitute a rack-like trackway over which a spherical valve 6 is adapted to roll. rIhis valve is formed with a central bore 7, serving as a liquid-passage, 'and its ends are concaved to form recesses conforming to the shape of the projections 5. Between the ends of the bore 7 on each side of the valve are depressions or recesses 8, which in conjunction with the ends of said bore provide a circumferential row of recesses, within which the proj ections 5 engage to guide the spherical valve in its movement both inward and outward and prevent said valve from rolling except upon the spherical path or surface described by said concave recesses.

From the inner surface of the bottle-neck opposite to the side having the projections 5 a projecting stop-lip 9 is provided, said lip being at the lower or inner end of the neck 0pposite to the lowest projection 5 and serving, in conjunction with said lowest projection, to support the spherical valve in the closed position. (Shown in Fig. l.)

A removable stopper 10 is fitted within the mouth of the bottle above the disks 4, as shown.

The utility and operation of the improve- IOO ment will be readily understood. The recesses in the valve 6 are so arranged with relation to the vertical series of projections that a predetermined extent of movement of the valve will gravitate it from the initial position (shown in Fig. 2) to the closing position, (shown in Fig, 1,) and vice versa, the recessed IIO ball being held to its path of travel by the engagement therewith of the projections 5. When the valve reaches its lowest position, it is engaged by the lip 9, and it will be apparent that when the valve is in this position only the prescribed and required movement of the valve.

As has been heretofore stated, the perfora tions inthe two guard-disks are in staggered relation or out of vertical alinement, thus preventing tampering with the valve by the in troduction of a wire into the bottle-neck through said perforations.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a bottle-neck provided at one side of its inner surface with a series of rounded projections disposed verl tically at equal distances apart, of a spherical valve having a central bore, the ends of which are of concave form, and a plurality of concave recesses, which together with the ends of the bore form a circumferential row of recesses adapted to receive said projections.

2. A non-refillable bottle consisting of the combination with a bottle-neck formed with a plurality of vertically-disposed rounded projections forming a rack or trackway, of a spherical valve having a central bore and a series of recesses, and a projecting lip the latter serving as a stop to limit the downward movement of the valve.

3. In a non-reiillable bottle, the combination with a bottle-neck provided on its inner surface with a longitudinal series of projections, of a valve having a central bore, and provided exteriorly with recesses to receive said projections as the valve moves in said neck, and means for preventing said valve from escaping from the neck, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL J. FITZSIMMONS.

Witnesses:

FRANK FITZsIMMoNs, MARTIN MAHER. 

